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Re: Signs of declining economic security

Originally Posted by ItAin'tFree

It's very obvious you are incapable of educating me or anyone else on anything. People that swallow the liberal lines hook, line and sinker never can. All they can do is repeat the phony false lines they have themselves bought.

Bwahaha...let me guess...Liberals repeat phony false lines and Conservatives are free thinkers. Who do you think is buying anything hook line and sinker with that view?

“Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.” John Maynard Keynes

Re: Signs of declining economic security

Bwahaha...let me guess...Liberals repeat phony false lines and Conservatives are free thinkers. Who do you think is buying anything hook line and sinker with that view?

This is just atrocious. There are stupid liberals that repeat phony false lines and there are stupid conservatives that repeat phony false lines. There are liberals that are free thinkers. There are conservatives that are free thinkers.

The dumbest among us are those that think everything is black and white.

The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of Conservatives is to prevent mistakes from being corrected.
-GK Chesterton

Re: Signs of declining economic security

Originally Posted by OldWorldOrder

This is just atrocious. There are stupid liberals that repeat phony false lines and there are stupid conservatives that repeat phony false lines. There are liberals that are free thinkers. There are conservatives that are free thinkers.

The dumbest among us are those that think everything is black and white.

That was the point of my post. If you have the view that my tribe is good and the other tribe in every way is bad/dumb etc than you are the one buying phony lies hook line and sinker!

“Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.” John Maynard Keynes

Re: Signs of declining economic security

I'd just like to point out that we were all blaming Bush for the economic ****up on a grand scale before Obama got elected, and in my opinion rightly so. That said, Obama royally screwed it up too. It's not that they can make it much better, but both of them certainly made it worse.

Re: Signs of declining economic security

Originally Posted by Morrigi

I'd just like to point out that we were all blaming Bush for the economic ****up on a grand scale before Obama got elected, and in my opinion rightly so. That said, Obama royally screwed it up too. It's not that they can make it much better, but both of them certainly made it worse.

Of course, it's quite likely neither really had to power to fix the economy. Of all the factors involved in the economy, the government is the least of them.

AUSTAN GOOLSBEE:I think the world vests too much power, certainly in the president, probably in Washington in general for its influence on the economy, because most all of the economy has nothing to do with the government.

Re: Signs of declining economic security

True. Although I would argue that keeping the banks afloat only made it worse. Iceland is doing fine without theirs.

maybe, but I assure you that too would have garnered serious criticism.

AUSTAN GOOLSBEE:I think the world vests too much power, certainly in the president, probably in Washington in general for its influence on the economy, because most all of the economy has nothing to do with the government.

Re: Signs of declining economic security

Originally Posted by Morrigi

As would anyone else. That's where facts come in.

The facts of what would have happened would be hard to gather.

AUSTAN GOOLSBEE:I think the world vests too much power, certainly in the president, probably in Washington in general for its influence on the economy, because most all of the economy has nothing to do with the government.